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Elizabeth Ward Gracen (born Elizabeth Grace Ward) is an American actress who won the title of Miss America in 1982. == Early life, beauty and acting careers == She was born on April 3, 1961,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2747 )〕 in Ozark, Arkansas, and raised in Booneville, Arkansas, the daughter of Jimmy Young Ward and Patricia "Pat" (Murphy) Ward. She later moved to Russellville, Arkansas with her family, where she graduated from Russellville High School in 1979. She won the titles of Miss Arkansas in 1981 and Miss America in 1982. She used her Miss America scholarship money to study acting at HB Studios in New York City before moving to Hollywood to pursue a film and television career. During this time, Gracen says she had a one-night stand with future President Bill Clinton.〔 〕 She posed nude for ''Playboy'' magazine's May 1992 issue. She built an acting career, and in 1989, while filming ''Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat'', she met actor Brendan Hughes and they married soon after. The couple divorced in 1994. Before that she was married to Jon Birmingham. She has since remarried and has a daughter. She made her professional feature film debut in ''Three For The Road'' with Charlie Sheen. Her film credits also include a featured role in ''Marked For Death'' opposite Steven Seagal, ''Pass The Ammo'' with Tim Curry, and the CBS feature ''83 Hours Till Dawn'' with Peter Strauss and Robert Urich. Gracen starred in ''Lower Level'' and ''Discretion Assured'' with Michael York. On television, Gracen has appeared in Shelley Duvall's ''Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'', Sidney Sheldon's ''The Sands of Time'' and ''Death of the Incredible Hulk''. She also appeared with a starring role in the series ''Extreme'' for NBC and the syndicated series ''Renegade'' and ''Queen of Swords''. Elizabeth Gracen's best-known acting role has been as the character of the Immortal Amanda in the series ''Highlander: The Series'', and its spin-off series, ''Highlander: The Raven''. She is focused currently on writing and directing. Gracen made her directorial debut with a documentary short feature called ''The Damn Deal''. The film is an intimate portrait of three young drag queens from her home state who compete in female impersonator beauty pageants. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elizabeth Gracen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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